Employee Payroll Records- September 2025

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Dear Spotswood Borough,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.
*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

ASK NJ Media

Frederick Carr, Spotswood Borough

Noted

Thanks,
Frederick C. Carr
Borough Administrator
Borough of Spotswood
77 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Cell (732) – 964 - 7442
732-251-0700 Ext 8020

Together for Spotswood

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

To Whom It May Concern,
 
Please be advised, I am the Assistant to the Municipal Clerk for the
Borough of Spotswood.
 
I am in receipt of your OPRA request for “Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for
each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s
name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.

*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal
basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record."

Thank you
Anthony Ventrone
--

Assistant to the Borough Clerk 

Municipal Clerk's Office

77 Summerhill Road

Spotswood, NJ 08884

(732) 251-0700, ext. 8085

Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on October 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline
to respond to your request is October 16th, 2025.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
““Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for
each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s
name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.

*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal
basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record."

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill with the Finance Office. OPRA allows custodians to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA
states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the
record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that
time, access shall be deemed denied.”

Your request requires an extension of time until  October 27th, 2025.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on October 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline
to respond to your request is October 16th, 2025.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
““Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for
each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s
name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.

*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal
basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record."

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill with the Finance Office. OPRA allows custodians to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA
states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the
record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that
time, access shall be deemed denied.”

Your request requires an extension of time until  November 6th, 2025.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on October 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline
to respond to your request is October 16th, 2025.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
““Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for
each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s
name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.

*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal
basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record."

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill with the Finance Office. OPRA allows custodians to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i.
Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the
custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made
available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”

Your request requires an extension of time until  November 18th, 2025.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

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Dear Requestor,

Please be advised, I am the Assistant to the Municipal Clerk for the
Borough of Spotswood.

I am in receipt of your OPRA request for “Records requested:

Please send your response in PDF format.

I seek the September 2025 (breakdown by pay periods) payroll record(s) for
each employee of your municipality. Please also provide each employee’s
name, title, salary, and length of service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.

Please include a Vaughn index with your response.

*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific
legal
basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record."

 

 

Redactions were made pursuant to NJSA 47:1A-1.1 for personal identifying
information.

Please see attached.

Your OPRA request is now COMPLETE! Should you have any questions, please
advise.

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